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Dr. Thumbi Mwangi, an infectious disease epidemiologist from Kenya, at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, on Nov. 29, 2016. In the U.S., Mwangi worked on a vaccine for cows that aimed to combat the same disease he saw the bovine battle in Kenya as a kid.

As A Boy, He Learned About Science By Rubbing Calves' Ears

Dr. Thumbi Mwangi had a eureka moment when he began researching a cattle disease in the U.S. The treatment was the same thing his dad the farmer had him do when he was growing up in Kenya.

Marine Le Pen's skeptic stance on the EU is an unlikely vote-winner in France, and especially near the eastern border where the EU is still popular. But even there Le Pen has some supporters.

Le Pen Finds Support In Pro-Europe French City

If elected, far right leader Marine Le Pen will hold a referendum to leave the EU, but that's hard to imagine in one of the most pro-Europe corners of France near the German border.

#GrabYourWallet founder Shannon Coulter is looking to potentially expand her anti-Trump boycott movement into a non-profit focused on corporate social accountability and responsibility.

#GrabYourWallet's Anti-Trump Boycott Looks To Expand Its Reach

Shannon Coulter, the founder of the anti-Trump boycott movement #GrabYourWallet, believes the protest is having a broader cultural impact beyond affecting a corporation's bottom line.

On 'Saturday Night Live,' Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' Has An Easter Message

On SNL, Alec Baldwin's President Trump had a reality-show elimination between Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, while Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer had a brief — and inaccurate — history of Passover.

Parents can phrase advice to their teens about coping with stress in ways that also help teenagers imagine the perspectives of others.

'When I Was Your Age' And Other Pitfalls Of Talking To Teens About Stress

Helping teenagers develop cognitive empathy, the ability to understand another person's perspective, can allow them to cope with stress better. But whether they accept help can be all in the phrasing.

Egyptian-American aid worker Aya Hijazi was held for nearly three years without a verdict, in what human rights groups have called an "arbitrary detention."

Cairo Court Drops Child Abuse Charges Against Egyptian-American Woman

Egyptian-American aid worker Aya Hijazi was acquitted Sunday after being held for nearly three years without a verdict in Cairo. Human Rights Watch has called her case a "travesty of justice."

A picture taken April 16 shows the damage a day after a suicide car bombing attack in Rashidin, west of Aleppo, targeted buses carrying Syrians evacuated from Fuaa and Kafraya, two besieged Shiite villages.

Suicide Attack On Syrian Evacuees Leaves More Than 100 Dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says most of the victims were families evacuating from two Shiite villages, Fuaa and Kefraya, long besieged by rebels. No group has claimed responsibility.

Supporters in Istanbul celebrated the historic referendum that consolidates power under the presidency.

Historic Referendum In Turkey Grants More Power To President

Yes voters in the Turkish referendum celebrated Sunday, but the opposition promises to contest the vote. Those who voted "yes" hope the change will make the government more efficient.

Climate Change In Louisiana Changes Diets Of Native Americans

Freelance journalist Barry Yeoman says climate change and other man-made obstacles are pushing Native Americans away from traditional foods and towards processed dinners.

Slaughter Of Yellowstone Bison At The Center Of Culture War

In the same year that Congress voted to make bison the national mammal, Yellowstone National Park had its second largest cull ever — reducing the heard by more than 1,200 animals.

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